How many games can you finish in a year?
Convert the time you actually have for gaming into a realistic annual completion pace.
Your pace
Why this is useful
A yearly completion target only makes sense if it fits the hours available. This tool starts with your real schedule rather than an arbitrary target and converts it into a sustainable number of finished games.
Example games-per-year schedules
Your result depends on both the hours you have available and the typical length of the games you finish. These examples assume 80% of gaming time is used on games you intend to complete.
About 10 games/year
A light weekly schedule can still support roughly one finished game every five weeks.
About 21 games/year
Ten hours per week gives roughly 418 completion-focused hours per year at an 80% focus rate.
About 42 games/year
Doubling the available time roughly doubles the sustainable completion pace when game length stays the same.
Use the result to plan your backlog
First, use the gaming time calculator if you are unsure how your weekly schedule translates into yearly hours. Then compare your sustainable completion pace with the size of your backlog using the main backlog calculator.
If you want the backlog cleared by a specific date, the backlog deadline calculator works backwards and estimates the weekly hours required.
Games per year calculator FAQ
How is games per year calculated?
The calculator converts weekly gaming time into annual hours, multiplies that by the share of time you use to finish games, then divides by your average game length.
Why include a completion-focus percentage?
Not every gaming hour goes toward finishing a backlog. Multiplayer sessions, replays and games you abandon can use time without increasing the number of completed games.
Can I use an average game length instead of exact lengths?
Yes. The tool is designed for planning, so a realistic average across the kinds of games you normally play is enough for an estimate.